Editor Pick
Omakase
- November 20, 2005
- Rated 5 of 5 by
marseilles from Metro Manila, Philippines
Omakase is an affordable Japanese restaurant in Libis, Quezon City, that has gained a huge fan base almost entirely by word-of-mouth. The food is affordable (about 4 USD per head for a meal). Their specialty is maki (Japanese rolls), and the sushi chef experiments with various kinds of maki that ought to delight any sushi-lover. Try the American Dream and experiment with other maki orders from there.
The restaurant is clean and simply furnished. Usually, you will find families or groups of officemates eating meals here. On weekends, when the restaurant is busiest, expect to have to wait up to 10 minutes to be seated.
The service is good: the waiters are friendly, and the owner of the restaurant is often there as well, overseeing the place.
An interesting note about Japanese food in the Philippines: the Philippines is one of the top suppliers of tuna to the world, and so tuna here is incredibly cheap. Tuna is the most commonly ordered kind of sashimi/sushi/maki in Japanese restaurants in the Philippines.
From journal Manila, Gastronomical Wonderland